I want to ask because my brother firmly believes that Einstein was a fraud, but I looked it up and it seems like this is a huge argument with many people stuck firmly on each side. What says the historians on this sub?

Additional parts, if I may. Did his peers and the general public expect it or were they taken by surprise?

Are there any other historical examples of people voluntarily handing over power to someone other than an offspring?

Did most of people who fled Cuba after Castro took control belong to the upper class under the Batista regime, or was there a mix of wealthy and poor who fled?

I'm interested in doing a podcast about historical events in anything. What's the process to have a historian on for an interview?

I know Berlin was the capital of Nazi Germany, but the Allies chose Bonn as the capital of West Germany. It seems obvious that having half of the city under the control of the west while the city itself was located deep in East Germany would be a major and constant point of confrontation. I don't understand why the Western Allies wanted to hold it at all.

I know, big question. But English culture has always fascinated me. The Celts, the Middle Ages, the Royal Family, both World Wars, and more. But I don't exactly know where to start with properly educating myself on its history and all that and was hoping someone here had some suggestions.

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Sorry if this question is in poor taste but it's something that I can't get my head around. Historically, I can imagine that many bastards (especially ones born to prostitutes and the like) would have been completely ignored by their fathers, if they were even aware of their existence at all. But I can't help but imagine that bastards that are born in their father's own household may have been treated differently, as it's not so easy to just ignore them. It's a historical fact that most freeborn Romans who could afford to do so owned slaves, and as far as I am aware there were no legal or social restrictions in having sex with them (well, rape) and getting them pregnant. Surely this must have happened a lot.

I'm very curious about what life would have been like for a child born to a slave mother and slave-owner father, who might grow up in their father's home alongside their father's legitimate children, and are considered part of the household and familia, as is my understanding of how Roman slaves (at least, domestic slaves) were seen. Would their father have any particularly paternal feelings towards them, or would they be seen as just another slave/asset and have no relationship to their biological father outside of the slave/master one? Would they remain a slave, or might their father be inclined to free them, or at least treat them better than other slaves? Or are they actually more likely to be mistreated, sold, or exposed? Would they be aware that their master is their father? How are the wife and (legitimate) children of the family likely to view such a child? And the child's mother for that matter? Were there any social norms or laws regarding getting your slaves pregnant, or the treatment of your own children born into slavery?

As far as I understand Jordan blocked access to the Jewish quarter for Jews during their occupation of the city, but could Israelis enter the Christian and Muslim quarters of the old city?

Whenever the American Revolution comes up it seems like a large portion of the American military leadership made their bones in the French and Indian War.

How big a part did that war play in the Revolution? Would the Revolution have been possible without the combat experience of the prior war?

I'm talking about Black Beard and the like. I know the pirates themselves were not nice people, but their stories nonetheless intrigue me.

I was wondering are there any historical sources to back up the existence of Ättestupa (ritual senicide, whereby elderly people threw themselves, or were thrown, to their deaths from a cliff). I know it is more of a legend or a myth than an actual thing, but I was thinking are there any instances of it actually happening.

In Britain, there's hundreds of stately homes scattered around the country from all sorts of different families that had/have varying degrees of wealth and power. It seems like most of the families are alive and well, and still have vast sums of money. Obviously some houses have no heirs and thus go straight to the crown and/or they're left under the control of Heritage England/National Trust etc.

Is there any particular reason these families started sort of abandoning their ancestral homes? Did they just become too costly to maintain in the 20th Century? Am I underestimating how much revenue they bring to the families? I would assume that most of these families are still extremely wealthy and have other sources of income that help maintain that wealth (on top of being able to have practically whatever job they desire). I just know if I lived/grew up in some of these places there's no way I'd be opening up to the public and moving out unless there's some really compelling reason.

Any insight would be much appreciated!

I’m vaguely aware of the story of the invading Mongol army being destroyed by a storm, but was wondering what inspiration from history the game story may be grounded in... if any.

I read somewhere that British North America, present day Canada, was a popular destination for escaped slaves and the northern end of the Underground Railroad since it had a long border and was beyond the Fugitive Slave Act. How did the colonial authorities react to the presence of the slaves? Were they seen more as illegal immigrants? And did they have many rights when it came to voting etc?